Mark Whitacre is best known publicly for his whistleblower role in the ADM price fixing case. He is known in the biotechnology industry as a seasoned executive with almost two decades of top management experience. Most of his top management experience was obtained at Fortune 500 companies prior to leading entrepreneurial companies. Much of Dr. Whitacre's career has been in the area of biotechnology and microbial fermentation. His experience is international in scope having lived several years in Europe for an international company. He was also responsible for S.E. Asia for two large international companies. Dr. Whitacre earned a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Cornell University and holds B.S. and Master's degrees from the Ohio State University. He is currently COO & President of Operations of Cypress Systems, Inc., a Fresno, California biotechnology company.

A message from Mark Whitacre:
"Back to My Roots"